Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga
Tonga: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0644 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga is 0.0644 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga peaked at 0.1074 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 131st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1977 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0643 kg per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0878 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1021 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1021 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 2006 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.1003 kg per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.1001 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 kg per person | -91.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0502 kg per person | +650.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0678 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0431 kg per person | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0524 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0876 kg per person | +67.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1074 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0602 kg per person | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0806 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0796 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0917 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0556 kg per person | -39.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0644 kg per person | +15.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0644 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 11% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0644 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +650.6% | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.0502 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0356 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1021 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1003 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0565 kg per person | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.1074 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0728 kg per person | 0.0556 kg per person | 0.0917 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 128 Bhutan 0.0817 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.0706 kg per person compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0678 kg per person compare
- 132 Qatar 0.0586 kg per person compare
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0577 kg per person compare
- 134 Liberia 0.0531 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 138.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 110.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tonga was 0.0644 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1074 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Tonga ranks 131st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.